Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Jequirity

Jequirity , noun

[Probably from a native name.]

(Botany) The seed of the wild licorice (Abrus precatorius) used by the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a standard weight, etc.; -- called also jumble bead.

Also: Jequirity bean